Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Book Review: "Buried Prey"



"Buried Prey" is the latest installment in John Sandford's series about Minnesota police detective Lucas Davenport. If you like thrillers and have never read any of these books (all the Davenport novels have the word "Prey" in the title), then I am happy to introduce you to this series.


Great stories, great characters, terrific dialog. The crimes that are written about are usually brutal so be forewarned. As with all series novels, it might be good to start with the first one and read them chronologically, but it is not absolutely necessary. They all stand on their own, including this one, and references to earlier stories do not serve as spoilers if you read one of them later. (There are two novels that feature the same villain and should be read in order, but damned if I can remember which ones they were. Sorry.)


In this latest episode, the story opens with the discovery of two bodies from a long ago crime. The story then flashes back to when Lucas was a young uniformed cop who investigated the crime. Familiar readers are treated to a young Lucas Davenport in his formative cop years. The last two-thirds of the book are in the present day as Lucas reopens the case, with some tragic consequences.


I'll say no more, but I would highly recommend this book, and all of the Sandford "Prey" novels. Sandford also has a series that features a crossover character from the Prey Series, Virgil Flowers. These are good stories as well.


Have fun reading them.

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